fellow traveler
noun
: a person who sympathizes with and often furthers the ideals and program of an organized group (such as the Communist party) without membership in the group or regular participation in its activities
broadly
: a sympathetic supporter of another's cause
Examples of fellow traveler in a Sentence
I struck up a conversation with one of my fellow travelers.
He was not a member of the Communist Party or even a fellow traveler.
Recent Examples on the Web
While the airlines are undeniably cramming us all in regardless of our waist size, for passengers who truly don’t fit in a standard economy seat, policies like Southwest’s help not only them but their fellow travelers be safer and more comfortable onboard, and that’s a good thing.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Ideological fellow traveler Cuba was the first to discover this.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Thanks to the limited number of guests on board, every aspect of the journey is more personal—from the warm camaraderie of fellow travelers to the attentive crew who tailor experiences to each guest’s interests and activity levels.
—Uncruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
The story, shared by Reddit user u/kcialis in the r/delta subreddit, has drawn widespread sympathy from fellow travelers and accumulated 2,500 upvotes since it was shared on August 27.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Ideological fellow traveler Cuba was the first to discover this.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Thanks to the limited number of guests on board, every aspect of the journey is more personal—from the warm camaraderie of fellow travelers to the attentive crew who tailor experiences to each guest’s interests and activity levels.
—Uncruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
The story, shared by Reddit user u/kcialis in the r/delta subreddit, has drawn widespread sympathy from fellow travelers and accumulated 2,500 upvotes since it was shared on August 27.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fellow traveler
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“Fellow traveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fellow%20traveler. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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